ISSN:
0271-2091
Keywords:
numerical modelling
;
estuarian circulation
;
turbulence energy
;
salinity structure
;
Bay of Bengal
;
tidal wave
;
Engineering
;
Engineering General
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
The Godavari Estuary in Andhra Pradesh (a state bordering the east coast of India) communicates with the Bay of Bengal. Conditions in the estuary are characterized by a seasonally varying freshwater discharge and an intrusion of salt water from the bay dependent upon the flow associated with the semi-diurnal component of the astronomical tide. A numerical model is applied to simulate the flow and salinity structures, which in the case of the Godavari Estuary have also been determined observationally and are documented in the literature. Observational data on the flow and salinity structure during two seasons are used in a comparison with theoretical results derived using a turbulent energy equation. Reasonable agreement is obtained between the model results and the observational data; in particular, streamlines are computed for the tidally averaged (or mean) component of the density-controlled flow.
Additional Material:
11 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fld.1650210104
